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Tomer Shuster, who gave up on college for sports and overcame a serious injury before the World Championships, has become a breakout star at the European Championships. The swimmer shares how a fateful competition saved his career and how the events of October 7 shaped his path.

The Israeli runners, who secured team gold at the European Athletics Championships, alongside individual bronze medalist Gashau Ayale, received a warm welcome upon landing at Ben Gurion Airport.

The performance of the Israeli swimmers at the European Championships in Paris was worrying, especially the decline in Anastasia Gorbenko's ability, but the breakthrough of Tomer Schuster is a bright spot ahead of the World Championships next year.

A tremendous achievement for Israeli chess. 19-year-old gifted chess player Yaali Sokolovsky, who won the Israeli championship about six months ago, recorded an extraordinary achievement by winning the European U20 Champion title in a crushing victory without any losses against the continent's top young chess players: "My dream? To be world champion."

The 19-year-old German swimmer clocked 14:26.79 minutes and improved Bobby Finke's record by almost four seconds. This is the second world record broken at the European Swimming Championships.

The Israeli swimmer failed to repeat her impressive achievement and finished seventh, and then jumped into another semifinal within a few minutes. Tomer Schuster was ranked ninth in the 100m backstroke and missed the final by only 24 hundredths of a second.

A tremendous achievement: The blue-and-whites made a huge comeback and defeated Poland 15:13, on their way to the final against the Russian national team. Raz Sharir led the scorers with 4 goals.

Following his success in the 50-meter backstroke, Israeli swimmer Tomer Schuster has set a new national record in the 100-meter backstroke. Anastasia Gorbenko, Eitan Ben Shitrit, Alexey Glivinski, and Miron Cheruti have also qualified for the semifinals in Paris.

The three athletes qualified for the next stage in Paris: Gorbenko finished first overall in the 200m individual medley, Polonsky eighth, and Minis advanced from 16th place in the 100m backstroke.

Tomer Shuster secured his place among the top eight swimmers in Europe in the 50m backstroke with a personal best of 24.36 seconds. This performance marks a new Israeli record and qualifies him for the upcoming World Championships.

The swimmer set a great personal best of 24.62 seconds, touched the Israeli record, and secured a qualification for the 2027 World Championships. Loktev is the first reserve in the 200m freestyle semifinals, the relay team is the second reserve for the final.

The Israeli European champion returned to the demanding event and finished the final with a time of 4:45.07 minutes. Daria Golovaty finished 14th in the 200m freestyle semifinals, but secured a spot in the 2027 World Championships.

An excellent start for the 4x200 meter freestyle relay team, which met expectations with a fourth-place overall finish (7:06.71 minutes). Aviv Barzelay and Tom Minis advanced to the semifinals in the women's 200m backstroke.

Once considered troubled teens skipping school for the sea, today surfing is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country: tens of thousands of surfers, schools opening along the coast, the first-of-its-kind wave park, an industry with millions in turnover, rehabilitation programs running at full capacity since October 7, and thriving surf tourism abroad.

The blue-and-whites achieved their second victory of the championship in Zagreb in a one-sided game. Yara Hoino-Garcia scored three goals and was named MVP. Tomorrow, the strong Netherlands team awaits. Coach Idan Kaftori: "We will try to get the maximum."

The spectacular stadium that will become the world's largest swimming pool, the legendary Coliseum hosting its third opening ceremony, and the home of Kobe Bryant awaiting the Dream Team's gold. A Yedioth Ahronoth reporter went behind the scenes of the Los Angeles 2028 preparations.

Almost two decades after the family tragedy made headlines around the world, the McCann family is celebrating a moment of sporting joy. Kate and Gerry McCann, along with their daughter Amelie, sat today, Saturday, in the stands of the competitive pool in Glasgow to cheer for their 21-year-old son, Sean, who secured a spot in the 400-meter freestyle final at the Commonwealth Games.